Monday 1 January 2007, NewYear’s Day

It was Monday, under the sign of Capricorn (see planets position on January 1, 2007). The US president was George W. Bush (Republican).
In that special week of January people in US were listening to Irreplaceable by Beyonce.
In UK A Moment Like This by Leona Lewis was in the top 5 hits.
Pathfinder, directed by Marcus Nispel, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2007
while Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Bazooka Cafe or Backyard Hockey.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

The First ever episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures called Invasion of the Bane was aired

The Bulgarian political party Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, which had only been founded on 2006-12-03 by Sofia mayor Boyko Borisov, instantly comes second in a public poll on party support, trailing only the Bulgarian Socialist Party. (Angus-Reid)

The Palestinian factional violence flares up again. (Ynet)

Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi calls for a disarmament of the country's militias and businesses, and offers an amnesty to former members of the Islamic militias. (Shabelle)

Slovenia adopts the euro, replacing the tolar and becoming the second enlargement to the eurozone. (BBC)

CITIC, a state-owned investment enterprise of the Chinese government, buys Nations Energy Company, a Canadian petroleum extraction company, giving it a majority stake in KazMunayGas, the state-owned oil and gas company in Kazakhstan, for USD $1.91 billion. The deal is highly controversial because of the amount of control China now has over Kazakhstan's natural resources. Kazakh Oil Minister Baktykozha Izmukhambetov has criticized the deal since it was first considered in October 2006. (The

The Armenian government detains citizen Vahan Aroyan for allegedly plotting a coup d'état against Armenian President Robert Kocharyan. The Association of Armenian Volunteers, a political opposition group, denounces Aroyan's detainment, saying the move is an attempt to silence dissidence. (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty)

In Switzerland civil unions for same-sex partners are possible. (Tagesanzeiger)